Lineage: The Blood Pledge

Lineage is an extremely popular medieval massively-multiplayer, online RPG in Korea. NC Interactive has stated that the current membership is over eight million, with a record 110,000 players connected simultaneously in Asia at one point. This fantasy world is seen in 2D from an isometric perspective, with popup interfaces.

Based on the comics by Ilsook Shin, Lineage takes place in the Kingdom of Aden, where the evil King Ken Rauhel is terrorizing the land. You are the child of the previous king and may chose one of four classes: prince/princess, elf, knight or mage. The classes differ in their combat and magical abilities, and over fifty spells are available for casting. One of the most intriguing features is the politics involved in forming bloodpledges (guilds), and claiming and laying siege to castles. As the castles are ruled by prince/princess players, player vs. player combat is an integral part of these sieges.

Lineage is also available in Korean, Chinese, and Japanese.

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Nearly 13 years and millions of medieval online adventures after its 1998 launch, the original Lineage will shut down permanently in North America on June 29. South Korean developer/publisher NCsoft announced that maintaining the game's servers is no longer financially viable in the West, and as of today, no new accounts can be created. Read More »